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IN RE STATE EX REL. K.D.C.

No. 07-00-0530-CV.

78 S.W.3d 543 (2002)

The STATE of Texas FOR THE BEST INTEREST AND PROTECTION OF K.D.C., as a Mentally Ill Person.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Amarillo.

April 16, 2002.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert Teel, Lubbock, for appellant.

Lubbock County District Attorney's Office, William Sowder and R. Neal Burt, Lubbock, for appellee.

Before BOYD, C.J., and REAVIS and JOHNSON, JJ.

PHIL JOHNSON, Justice.

Appellant K.D.C. appeals from orders committing her for temporary inpatient mental health services and authorizing administration of psychoactive medication. We reverse and render as to both orders.

BACKGROUND

On November 1, 2000, K.D.C. was detained in Levelland, Hockley County, and taken to the Sunrise Canyon Hospital (the hospital) in Lubbock. An Order for Protective Custody was issued by the Lubbock County judge (the "trial...

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